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20%

Potential increase in a home’s value if it is designed to be green, because the many benefits such as energy efficiency, improved occupant health and better public perception are magnified down the road, according to Scott A. Ellis, assistant vice president for The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. Ellis recently spoke at the Insurance Skills Center Agribusiness Conference in Sacramento about green building exposures.

2.3%

The average indemnity and expense payments in nurse practitioner liability claims have increased at a rate of 2.3 percent per year over the past 10 years, according to CNA HealthPro. A company report suggests that nurse practitioners are at a “paradigm shift” in today’s health care system. Whereas 10 years ago they did not have a prominent role, today physician groups, hospitals, aging services and other health care organizations increasingly depend upon them. A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse who has received advanced training and may perform some of the duties of a physician.